Portland, Oregon, USA - January 17, 2021: A Southwest Airlines 737 comes in for a landing at Portland International Airport.
10/10/2021- 11:50 p.m.
SouthWest Airlines cancels over 1,800 flights in 2 days amid rumors of employee ‘sickout’ due to Covid-19 vaccine mandate
Thousands of passengers that booked Southwest Airlines flights for their weekend travel have been stranded in US airports after the airline canceled the flights amid reports of a protest against its vaccine mandate.
SouthWest, known for its relatively low prices, canceled at least 1,018 flights on Sunday, in addition to 808 flights scrapped on Saturday, US Today reported, citing flight tracking data.
In a statement, SouthWest blamed the abnormal rate of cancellations on air traffic control issues and “disruptive weather,” adding that they were working to “recover” the operation.
